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AUSTIN – Whole Woman’s Health will close its flagship clinic in Austin, its operators said Thursday, due to strict abortion restrictions state lawmakers passed last year. The announcement comes just days before Whole Woman’s Health and the Center for Reproductive Rights again take the state to court over the rules, which among other new restrictions requires abortion clinics […] …

AUSTIN – Sen. Wendy Davis and fellow Democrats celebrated the anniversary of her filibuster against tighter abortion laws Wednesday as a fight for women’s rights. Republicans suggested that the only positive aspect of the anniversary is that her ef… …

AUSTIN — Nearly a year after thousands of abortion-rights activists brought the Texas Legislature to a standstill, a coalition of liberal groups announced a campaign Tuesday to “recapture the energy” of the movement. #FightBackTX, unveiled in a morning conference call by the Texas Research Institute, Texas Freedom Network, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, Whole Women’s Health and […] …

Fort Worth — The first blueprint of the Republican Party of Texas’ 2014 platform contains a revamped immigration plank that emphasizes a beefed-up plan for border security and a proposes a visa program to allow undocumented immigrants to serve as g… …

AUSTIN — The latest legal challenge to Texas’ sweeping abortion restrictions — a lawsuit aimed at blocking a regulation that requires clinics to meet the standards of an outpatient surgical center — will go to trial on August 4. U.S. District J… …